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BUG ISO 639-3

Bugis

Basa Ugi Autonym

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
bug
Alternate Names
Boegineesche, Boeginezen, Bugi, Buginese, De’, Rappang Buginese, To Ugi
Autonym
Basa Ugi
Population
4,370,000 in Indonesia, all users. L1 users: 3,870,000 in Indonesia (2010 census), increasing. L2 users: 500,000. Total users in all countries: 4,398,800 (as L1: 3,898,800; as L2: 500,000).
Location:
Central Sulawesi province: Donggola, Oti, and Toaya, west; 3 Tolo bay enclaves east; South Sulawesi province: widespread in peninsular interior (except south and east of Makassar city) east to Bone bay; Southeast Sulawesi province: Kasiputih area, 3 interior enclaves near Sulawesi Tenggara, Lake Towuti, Bone bay east coast; West Sulawesi province: More, Pasangkayu on Mandar bay; possibly in Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua, and Sumatra provinces.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Bugis
Dialects
Bone (Dua Boccoe, Mare, Palakka), Pangkep (Pangkajene), Camba, Sidrap (Alitta, Pinrang Utara, Sidenrang), Pasangkayu (Ugi Riawa), Sinjai (Bulukumba, Enna, Palattae), Soppeng (Kessi), Wajo, Barru (Nepo, Pare-Pare, Soppeng Riaja, Tanete, Tompo), Sawitto (Pinrang), Luwu (Bua Ponrang, Luwu’, Malangke-Ussu, Wara). Bone and Soppeng dialects are central.
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; verb affixes mark person; passives; causatives; 19 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes; non-tonal; stress on penultimate syllable.
Language Use
Vigorous. A few also use Makasar [mak], who live in Makassar city. Also use Balantak [blz]. Also use Fordata [frd], in a few villages. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Bungku [bkz], Enrekang [ptt], Indonesian Bajau [bdl], Kodeoha [vko], Koneq-koneq [cml], Limola [ley], Maiwa [wmm], Makasar [mak], Malimpung [mli], Mamuju [mqx], Moronene [mqn], Muna [mnb], Rahambuu [raz], Selayar [sly], Tolaki [lbw], Wotu [wtw].
Language Development
Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1900–1997.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bugis
Writing
Buginese script [Bugi], no longer in use. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Bugis
User Population
17,800 in Malaysia (2000 SIL), decreasing. Ethnic population: 138,000 (2015 A. Supeno).
Location
Sabah: Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Tawau districts, major cities but also scattered.
Dialects
Bone, Enrekang, Mandar, Soppeng, Pinrang, Sinjai, Makasar, Duri.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Language Name
Bugis
User Population
11,000 in Singapore (2018 J. Leclerc).
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Map

Location: Central Sulawesi province: Donggola, Oti, and Toaya, west; 3 Tolo bay enclaves east; South Sulawesi province: widespread in peninsular interior (except south and east of Makassar city) east to Bone bay; Southeast Sulawesi province: Kasiputih area, 3 interior enclaves near Sulawesi Tenggara, Lake Towuti, Bone bay east coast; West Sulawesi province: More, Pasangkayu on Mandar bay; possibly in Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua, and Sumatra provinces.